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Working together in person supports close, real-time collaboration and the technical precision needed to manufacture medicines to the highest quality and safety standards.\nThe Automation System Engineer II provides support and technical contribution for the Process Automation Systems Distributed Control System (DCS), Manufacturing Control System (MCS), Programmable Logic Controllers (PLC), Building Automation System (BAS) and site manufacturing and Quality Control (QC) systems. Provides support to other business and information management related infrastructure for manufacturing and QC operations. Provides support to senior system engineers in executing projects in support of the Automation and QC roadmap focusing on Infrastructure, vendor software integrations and custom applications used in manufacturing and QC operations.\nWhat you will get\nThe full-time base annual salary for this position is expected to range between $93,000 to $155,000. In addition, below you will find a comprehensive summary of the benefits package we offer:\nPerformance-related bonus\nMedical, dental and vision insurance\n401(k) matching plan\nLife insurance, as well as short-term and long-term disability insurance\nEmployee assistance programs\nPaid Time Off\nWhat you will do:\nProvide System Administration, infrastructure design, and support for the DCS, MCS, and site QC systems.\nProvide support for routine user management activities for manufacturing and QC systems.\nProvide support for routine backup, restore, archival, data retention, audit trail review, and patching activities for production automation, manufacturing, and QC systems.\nAssist Senior and Principal System Engineers in maintaining system availability and supporting infrastructure components, including firewalls, antivirus software, testing, debugging, startup activities, and break-fix support.\nWork with project teams and cross-functional groups, including Manufacturing, Engineering, Process Science, Validation, and Quality Assurance, to implement right-first-time solutions and support project documentation activities.\nSupport the resolution of automation and QC system issues through troubleshooting, cause analysis, issue resolution, unplanned event assessments, CAPAs, investigations, discrepancy evaluations, and corrective actions.\nProvide technical support for Cell Culture Plant 1 (CCP1), Cell Culture Plant 2 (CCP2), production automation, and QC systems, including routine and after-hours support as required.\nWhat we look for:\nBachelor of Science degree in Engineering, Computer Science or related field.\nEffective communication at all levels \nAbility to secure relevant information and identify key issues and relationships from a base of information. \nEvaluate automation engineering problems and be able to devise cause and effect relationships and propose solutions. \nAdapt to changing conditions \nAbility to prioritize deliverables \nAbout Lonza\nAt Lonza, our people are our greatest strength. With 30+ sites across five continents, our globally connected teams work together every day to manufacture the medicines of tomorrow. Our core values of Collaboration, Accountability, Excellence, Passion and Integrity reflect who we are and how we work together. Everyone’s ideas, big or small, have the potential to improve millions of lives, and that’s the kind of work we want you to be part of.\nInnovation thrives when people from all backgrounds bring their unique perspectives to the table. At Lonza, we offer equal employment opportunities to all qualified applicants regardless of race, religion, color, national origin, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, age, disability, veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law.\nReady to shape the future of life sciences? 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